.COM.AU regulations summary:

Local company or trademark required. The trademark can both be a registration and application.

Registration fee: USD 0.00
Annual domain fee: USD 225.00

DNS Service/Web forwarding is included, free of charge.

.COM.AU full regulations:

Local company required or trademark required. The trademark can also be in the process of being registered - an application status is sufficient.

Frequently Asked Questions for .COM.AU domain names and Australia

Is local company in Australia required?

YES

Applicant must be an Australian company or trademark holder/applicant.

Is local admin contact in Australia required?

YES

Yes, in order to register .COM.AU domain names, a local administrative contact residing in Australia must be appointed.

Are trademarks usable in Australia?

YES

Foreign holders or applicants of Australian trademarks can register identical .COM.AU domains

Is Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) available?

NO

It is not possible to register .COM.AU IDN domain names with non-ASCII characters.

Are generic domains allowed for .COM.AU?

N/A

There are some restrictions on the type of domain names allowed in Australia. Please contact us beforehand, if you are planning to apply for a generic type .COM.AU domain.

How much time does it take to register .COM.AU domain name?

3 day/s

Usually, it takes 3 day/s to register a .COM.AU domain name in Australia. We will file the application as soon as possible. However, we cannot provide guarantees as we have no influence on the speed of the Australian domain authority once the application has been filed.

What is the minimum of characters allowed for .COM.AU domains?

3

It is not possible to apply for .COM.AU domain names with less than 3 characters.

What is the maximum of characters allowed for .COM.AU domains?

63

It is not possible to apply for .COM.AU domain names with more than 63 characters.

Can I register more than one Australian domain name?

YES, unlimited

Applicants may register an unlimited amount of Australian .COM.AU domain names.

Do I have to configure my DNS?

NO

There is no need to configure your Domain Name Server in advance for .COM.AU domain name.

Are there other domain extensions related to Australia?

YES

Yes, there are more Australian extensions available at Web Solutions. Some of them might not require local presence and may be unrestricted. Please check the available extensions for Australia below:

Latest .COM.AU related news:

The Registry of Australian Domain .AU has recently approved direct registrations within the domain, for example “yourname.au”.

Currently, all .AU domain names must be registered under a second level domain, for instance “yourname.com.au” or “yourname.org.au”. Based on the survey conducted by the Registry and sent to 97,000 randomly selected registrants in COM.AU, NET.AU, ORG.AU, ASN.AU and ID.AU, 60% of respondents appear likely or highly likely to register a “yo [...]

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Need more information?

If you would like more information about the Local Presence / Trustee Service in Australia, or have other questions about the .COM.AU domain registration or domains transfer, please don't hesitate to contact us at relations@web-solutions.eu or via phone: +44 (0) 208 133 3994